tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312733572011-07-28T23:51:21.695+01:00My name is Morgan 曾康 Jones and we are now living in France. We moved from the country-side to city life; from breathing the green to meeting the civilised. We exchanged familiar comforts for more challenging ones. We are learning to read, write and even eat ... like the French. Thanks to my parents, my little sister Eluned is born here in Nancy.Morgan & mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484212309299774589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273357.post-3207336788169999082009-12-23T00:19:00.013Z2009-12-23T03:50:13.328Z

Christmas isn't christmas .. till one's visited the Christmas markets in Strasbourg! We were there on the first weekend of December when the christmas decor and lights were just coming up.It was quite easy to get to Strasbourg from Nancy in a day. It's a 1.5 hr train ride on the TGV (yahooo! for morgan) direct one way. We stayed over for one night in Hotel Pax, near Le Petit France, just because

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I love moments like these ... would Elun do the same for her brother when she's older, I wonder?

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When Morgan celebrated his birthday this year, I could hardly believe that he turned 3!He seems to be growing up too quickly ... and after Elun arrived, he no longer seems like a baby - or my baby!!! Yet another part of me is just feeling like the good times are looming because Morgan is becoming more independent every day.We did not have a big celebration for Morgan as he did not know many

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Eluned's bed for the first 3 weeks.Special recipe books my mother and good friend Jo sent me to help me during my "confinement" period - or better known as postpartum care. Me eating my fill of pork, vegetable and eggs in herbal soup. Its actually improvised from a Bak Kut Teh recipe. Very delicious.Morgan and a new haircut - entertaining Elun with his choo-choo trains.An attempt by Morgan to '

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Before I had children, I could not imagine what it would be like to have any. So like many first-time mothers, I did alot of reading up and talking to other women - to find out what it's like to have a baby and to give birth.Through having Morgan, I then discovered that I'd harboured many negative preconceptions - I was afraid to experience labour; scared of pain, scarring and tearing; and of

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Baby number 2 has come to greet the world.Eluned (pronounced as 'Elin - ned') Chan hui 曾慧 Jones is born on the 26 March 2009. She weighs at 3.19kg and like her brother, she is a happy breast-feeder. She was delivered safely in Nancy Maternite hospital with the help of 2 caring mid-wives and the presence of her father. It was a morning of great joy and pain.Morgan is totally thrilled with his

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Bedtime, is mostly for me and Morgan, a bonding session that remains a tranquil one. First, we tidy away the toys, change into our pjs, and go to the toilet. Then proceed to brush teeth and wash face. 2 stories and a lullaby before we both kiss good-night and the lights are out - all is normally ... calm.When daddy puts him to bed, the scenario is slightly different.First, they have a little

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Morgan & mummy - at the famous Plas Stanislas.Oh my goodness - I have been meaning to write ... but don't know where and how to start. We have had MANY 'challenges' in the last 6 months, I was almost wondering if I could ever get back to blogging again.I am glad I could and ... I finally did (after suffering from general lagged behaviour and tardiness)!!!!The main highlights:1. Sold our family

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Remember how cabbage-patch kids were all the rage in the 80s?Ever thought what a real one looks like? ....I found one sitting by a strawberry-raspberry patch at Penlanlas above Rhydyfelim, not far from Aberystwyth.

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We spent a most fruitful weekend in London catching up with friends, especially with Kayla!Thanks for the kind hospitality of our wonderful hosts ... we spent 2 comfortable nights with Kayla, Sharon and Matthew at their lovely new place in Bayswater; where the next street along features a range of local delicacies from Singapore and Southeast Asia! what more can a Singaporean mummy ask for????In

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ADVERT for Summer RockstarsHey dude! ... we sing, play and rock really wellin sunglasses ... leave a message or call us!

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Hey ... this one just makes me burst out laughing! And you would too if you heard my story.We found out recently that Morgan is really bad in the car. He gets car-sick when he goes somewhere far ... like Aberystwyth! This would not likely to happen if he were to be asleep throughout the journey. Still the fact remains that Morgan is travel-sick and would probably, for most of his life, have to

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For awhile Morgan's mummy seemed to have fallen out of love with blogging.Not right - this blog is not yet dead! ;)Its only gone into hibernation ... pause mode ... standstill ... all because I took time off, to step back, take stock and reflect on everything that was going on in my life. Having gone home to support family through 2 funerals and meeting up with loved ones, had etched a more

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Sorry its been such a long while .... we've recently finished 2 months of paradise in Singapore and its really hard to adjust back to the extreme opposite of sunny weather, great shops and good food, and network of supportive friends and family. Have had been suffering from major withdrawal symptoms since our arrival at Birmingham airport 2 weeks ago but we are slowly getting back on our feet.

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We had some cycling adventures round East Coast Park with sporty Aunty Ann and my cousins Rebecca and Pamela. The place is literally packed with people cycling, roller-blading, jogging, fishing or just relaxing. I am amazed by the great number of young families on bikes with kids and elderly couples on tandems - must be because it's the school holidays!Ready, get set ... and the water gushes in!

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Morgan's grandfather brought us specially to eat at Geylang, where he and his group of retired and semi-retired work mates often go for their weekly Saturday luncheon meets. Morgan was tucking in to all the food and hardly anything was left behind. There's bee hoon fish noodle soup, fried fish and yam cakes, and a saucy plate of 'la-la' or better known as clams. Authentic indeed!

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Death, like love, is a funny thing. No matter how we prepare ourselves for it, we cannot escape the feelings of loss, grief and sorrow when it happens to our close ones. In one week I lost both my grandmothers .Last Thursday, my maternal grandmother passed away in the hospital. She was 78. Two days after, my paternal grandmother who was 88 passed away at home. As I am the second-eldest (on my

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Morgan's maternal great-grandmother has just passed away this morning. Although she is no longer with us, she will always be loved and remembered deeply in our hearts.

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This is what we did for 婆 婆's birthday (19 Feb) - we celebrated with Morgan and mummy at the Swenson's ice-cream coffeehouse because 婆 婆 gets a free birthday ice-cream which comes with an order of a main meal. The staff of Swenson's sang her a birthday song and Morgan blew out the candles. Needless to say, Morgan gets the first taste of 婆 婆's birthday ice-cream!

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Morgan and his 公 公 were swimming at the local nieghbourhood pool yesterday.Morgan showed 公 公 how he fell into the water from the edge of the pool - like machiam with style! And climbs up to try it over and over again ....

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We discovered that Morgan has been practising hard to create his very first piece of doodling.If anyone is interested to purchase these masterpieces, please do not hesitate to drop me an email. Prices are negotiable.Title : Abstract 1Medium : red marker on floor tile(Sold - but similar style of work may be commissioned) Title : Abstract 2Medium : red marker on vinyl and wood

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Morgan is spending lots of his time here catching up with the rest of his Chinese heritage.Morgan meets his great-grandparents, paternal and maternal :Morgan goes marketing with 婆 婆 on the shopping trolley in the morning and spending time with 公 公 in the evenings.Morgan with mummy on the piano and still mad about choo-choo trains!Morgan learning to use a pair of chopsticks during "捞 起". Wency 阿 姨

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Morgan and mummy are now in the midst of the Chinese New Year celebrations with all the family at home. Very happy indeed!!!We have also been looking forward to spending more time with 太 婆 (Morgan's great-grandmother) who's now confined to the bed and isn't very well. Hopefully Morgan's presence will cheer her up!5 Feb, TuesdayThe journey from Malvern to Singapore was one long ride. We did very

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Anybody who'd like to adopt an old-fashion, ribbon-felt electric typewriter, please let me know ... free typewriting lessons with Morgan may be arranged too!

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When Lewis first showed me Aberystwyth in the summer, I thought what a wonderful place to live in! It was the place where my husband was born and bred. He grew up in this rustic little coastal town of Mid-Wales where everybody knew everyone, but eventually he left for new pastures. Aberystwyth was the sort of place that was not too touristy but still has a nice sort of buzz. It's a university

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As Morgan is becoming more nimble with his motor skills, he has built enough confidence to handle his own fork and spoon independently at every meal. At around this time (of 21 months) he is pretty good at maneuvering his utensils and tools more efficiently. The spoon doesn't quite always go onto his nose most of the time now and the fork is much better at aiming food on his plate. The other

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For a while, he had been into lining up plastic animals and blocks. This one is of Morgan lining up bottles randomly in our kitchen, while I was trying to make dinner. He probably still hasn't got the concept of counting but will sometimes repeat after you, saying the odd numbers. Colours is another thing. Not that I am expecting him to get the colours right at his age but its funny to know that

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One crisp wintery Saturday, we had our usual lazy-day roam around Malvern town. There was a certain calm and quiet about town mainly because it was just after the new year. We didn't feel like doing much that morning; no grocery or errand-running, no planning to buy DIY stuff, no rushing for post-christmas/new year sales, blah blah. It was nice to have a weekend not to think of doing anything at

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Just in case Morgan's aunty Wency thought that I had forgotten all about her ... here's one to say - we were so delighted to receive our very first Christmas present which arrived through the post early last December. It was nicely packed, totally organic and complete with a hand-tied cinnammon stick which does nicely for keeping Morgan's wardrobe smelling fresh. Sorry we did not manage

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Last year we'd been to the Gower in South Wales for new year and thought we could head up north to the Welsh mountains this time. The original last-minute plan was to take a ferry crossing to Dublin from Holyhead but we changed our course when we realised we haven't got our passports with us. Typical!! So we drove to the village of Betws-y-coed and decided we could go walking on Snowdon the next

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With Morgan around, Christmas seems to take on a whole new meaning. Firstly we have our usual family reunion and secondly, a special Christmas service to celebrate the day that Christ was born. Christmas is an especially magical time for children in cold countries because one can look forward to the lights, snowmen, angels and christmas tree, ..... and Father Christmas sliding his way down the

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Christmas is only about a week ahead. Lots of playgroups are getting kids to make Christmas crafty stuff such as their own cards and party hats. The build-up to Christmas for kids is always an exciting one 'cos lots of parties are happening all over the place! Morgan's already been to 3 parties and met Father Christmas twice ... so much for the magic of Christmas huh? No wonder kids these days

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Morgan is currently obsessed with trains. Big trains, small trains, wooden trains, long trains, any kind of train - he gets really excited. I know its cliche to say - this is such a boy's kind of thing but when it comes to trains, Morgan is just mad about them! Just over the weekend, we visited friends living in Oxford. They have a little boy James who is about 4 years old and his little sister

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Morgan is beginning to enjoy his trips to Morrisons more and more. His favourite activity was to sit himself in the shopping trolley and watch me do the shopping. These days he'd still get into the shopping trolley but would get restless very quickly. So I put him in the goods compartment and he would help me stack up whatever I shopped. And then it got to the point where he was helping me pick

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When people ask me what I do for birthdays, I always get excited and be the first to suggest places for parties, organise outings and get presents. But when it comes to my own, the child in me refuses to grow up after turning 25. I never like to make a fuss about birthday celebrations - partly because it's not my style to make a fuss ... and partly you can say it's that little child deep in me

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Recently, Morgan's becoming more interested in more than a few words. He is really keen on knowing and naming objects, animals and people. Thanks to 婆 婆 for freighting those Mandarin flashcards over as they came in real handy on a rainy day! Now he can respond to naming and pointing to various parts of the body like the nose, the eye, the ear, the mouth ... but also the 眉 毛 mei mao or eyebrow

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It came down with snow-flakes for the first time on Sunday night. The next morning ... everything was covered in plain white and quiet snow. Although it didn't last very long, it had a very calming and contemplative effect on Morgan. The snow wasn't enough to make proper snowballs or go sledging but we tripped about in our snow-white garden for a bit. Malvern might have been the coldest spot in

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Chocolates, beer and mussels - that seems to sum up Brussels pretty well for the happy tourist. Armed with 2 bicycles, a map, our baby and couple of empty panniers, we adventurous ones were heading to visit a lovely Spanish-half-Welsh couple and baby Aran whom we got to know in Wales over the summer. As much as a getaway, it was the perfect opportunity to work on our Christmas shopping. Our '

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*ahem* Excuse the singing but we hope grandpa enjoys it anyway ......yn arbennig i tad-cu!

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Before I could tidy away daddy's cycle pedal clip-ons lying on the table, Morgan took to them as though they were his toys. When he held them up to play, our conversation went like this....Mummy : '这 个 东 西 是 谁 的？' (Who own these clip-ons?)Morgan (happily) : 'Daddy!'Mummy : '这 个东 西 是放 在哪 里 的？' (where do they belong?)Morgan (rather confidently) : 'beic!' (spelling of 'bike' in Welsh)For a moment,

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Every year, it is almost a ritual for Lewis to make jam but this year has been quite exceptional. We couldn't collect enough plums or raspberries to do it! No prizes for guessing where the fruit has disappeared to ...Note : Plum fruit in pictures contains stone - later evidence (photo on the right) shall reveal that this child is totally capable of spitting out or retaining stone, for future

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I can't tell you how horrible it feels in this day and age to lose internet connection but this happened to us for almost a week! I was totally handicapped and couldn't blog for ages. To relieve my suffering from blog-turkey, I found other ways to expend my extra energies. How grateful I was when I found more time to 1. spring-clean my attic, 2. swop out my summer clothes for winter ones, 3. work

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Filmed on 27 Sept 07.Morgan was able to say 猴 子 hou zi (monkey) though not very clearly. Since then, he attempted at animal names like 狮 子 shi zi (lion) and 兔 子 tu zi (rabbit) - which was super cute!!

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Summer is great for picnics on the Malvern Hills - flask of tea, packed sandwiches and a lovely free view of the rolling countryside. Coming from a country of high humidity, flat land and small city shops, I never thought much of being on top of a hill or walking for fresh air. Morgan on the other hand, is a big fan of the hills. He enjoys the fresh air and picking berries (he picks his own!),

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This morning, Morgan was pointing to his teddy saying "oh-oh" when it fell down the stairs. He said it again when his toy clock fell off the sofa. Then he went to his room and knocked down a block of bricks while calling out "oh-oh!" He went on like this all afternoon. I almost went crazy! Afterwards I heard a slam of the cupboard door and a soft 'thud' on the kitchen floor, followed by subtle

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飛鷹三姝 方文琳 裘海正 伊能靜 有我.有你 MVThis is the song I learnt to sing with my 3 other groupie-galfrends during our secondary school's 'Talentime'. We were like only 15 then?!!! Can't believe I found this footage on YouTube. It is nostalgic! I agree we must've liked some really ching-chong songs, but this brings back great memories!*This song is about how friends strive to stay together through different

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It's amazing when I think about what a baby at less than 1.5 years old could do. After the stage of weaning, crawling and learning to walk, we've also noticed that Morgan's baby-babble has progressed to a comprehensible pattern of one-word speeches in the last 3 months. His favourite Mandarin words are 花 hua (flower) and 马 ma (horse) where he inevitably shouts out to you when he sees one on a

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It was FUN DAY at daddy's workplace last Sunday. It was a bit of a picnic and day out for families. We had sausage, burgers, beer for lunch and Morgan got his cute little face painted for free! It is funny to see how the adults seem to enjoy the day out more than their kids when you see grannys jumping madly in bouncy castles with their grandchildren, adults having a go at Sumo-wrestling and big

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I've been desperately trying to clear our garden which is now overgrown with weeds and grass. So I happily heap up IKEA bagfuls of garden waste by the side, ready to be disposed of by my dear husband in the evenings. But as soon as Morgan saw me working in the garden, he also helped to pull out the weeds and grass (which was really sweet!) but at the same time he nearly emptied my garden bags by

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The weather is SO not on for us this year. We are all trying to enjoy the last fine days of British summer before its like gone forever... for the rest of the year (in silent anguish)! In times like these, I feel totally envious of everyone else I know living in the tropics! sigh, sigh sigh ....This summer we have many friends who came and went, moved and stayed. I'm just been going through my

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Morgan seems not to show any signs of being bigger but he definitely feels alot heavier these days! It must be all that good food from grandma's kitchen! Berries are Morgan's favourite fruit any day.Mam-gu's garden is a sign of happy green fingers at work. There are lots of delightful plants and flowers abound and a thriving vegetable patch full of organic greens and beans. I have great

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Lovely Picnic Weekend!Here's one to show Morgan's Aunty Ann what a lovely picnic we've had the weekend before last. We were in Cwmmystwyth's Arch with mam-gu, tad-cu, daddy, mummy and uncle hywel. The picnic basket was a present for mam-gu on her 80th Birthday this year and we have found the perfect day to put it to good use!Playground at Castell RockSome fab pictures captured last week at the

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Sut Mae! sut wyt ti?Morgan and mummy came over to Aberystwyth for 3 weeks! First of all we are here to spend time with Morgan's tad-cu and mam-gu. Our next excuse is to enjoy the beach here - to feel the sun in our eyes, and the wind in our hair, heaven you know ... Besides Morgan's mummy is also taking the Welsh summer course in the university college while mam-gu and tad-cu babysit! Perfaith!

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I think the previous flood posting must have caused a few panic buttons to go. Therefore to reassure everyone, we are doing really fine ON the Malvern Hills. If it starts to flood up here, I believe most of England would be underwater, so not likely to happen lah! We've just started to have much better weather this week but it's not quite as good as what we had in March and April, just when we

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Torrential rains hit the UK and caused floods in all around the West Midlands, especially in Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.Click here to see more pictures !Neighboring towns like Upton, Worcester and Evesham have encountered the worst floods ever since the last 150 years. The floods have impacted many in the towns as food supplies had to be flown in by the army when

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A very happy birthday to Wency 姨 姨 from the Malvern gang. Sorry we haven't really caught up with you all after coming home from our big trip from Australia & Singapore. But we want you to know that we had a truly tremendous time at your wedding and it was very special to spend it with all the family around us. Your wedding was really sweet and touching and we were so blessed with the perfect

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Rummaging through the cupboards for foodies - typical of Daddy's behaviour!Gives me an 'I didn't do it' look when I told him not to touch the things in there and he closes the door .. reluctantly.Soon after he moves on to the next set of cupboards and tries to see what he can find there. It's almost impossible to get them to understand the meaning of no, but there you go ....

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Did I ever tell you how much my 15-month-old loves to tidy up? He enjoys using the magic duster and very professionally goes around the house, dusting off the cobwebs! It's surprising because I have never taught him how to use a duster and he knows exactly where to look for it too. What a little darling ;)And after he finishes his job, he sits down with his teddy book and with a rather serious

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Morgan is gaining quick steps these days. Having to walk all over our slopey gardens and the Malvern Hills certainly help him to achieve his balance quicker.He's got the whole world, in his hands ... he's got the whole wide world, in his hands!And he's off!Relaxing with 2 year old Amy in a hemmock at a friend's most inspiring self-decked garden in Leigh Sinton.Alone, on the Malvern Hills.Now you

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A post-update on the Melbourne trip. This summed up our holidays in Melbourne before my sister's wedding bash (to be continued in the next posting ...)PENGUIN PARADE on Phillip Island"Look at those people on the beach waiting for ages, I wonder why?" asked one penguin."I don't know ..." replied another.(After a while.) "They look like they are waiting for something to appear?""Maybe they are

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Hi all, sorry to have stayed off blogging about Morgan for so long - how could I, I know! As you can see from our picture, we have to make the most of summer before it's gone! Also we have received ample threats of complaint from disappointed Singapore fans for our incredible lack of news. Well life goes on with Morgan - eating, sleeping and now walking!Check out Morgan the Mountaineer and

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Sorry we've been gone for ages ...... but we're still here ok!Morgan started walking towards daddy when he came home one evening 2 weeks ago and there's no stopping him since! He's very able with his little feet, going pitter patter everywhere on his own. Alright alright, video of Morgan coming up next!!!

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祝 你 生 日 快 乐 -and many happy returns! May you be blessed withGod's love and peace, and live tocherish life's every little moment ....Special hugs and kisses,especially from Morgan xxPat & Lewis

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Melbourne City is really quite a cool place to be. It appeals to many a typical city-dweller; from smart restaurants to cafes, boutiques to shopping malls, bars and clubs, cinemas and museums.It was no wonder we found so many Singaporeans feeling at home in Melbourne. Although we didn't have the time to browse along funky Brunswick Street or hop into any trendy bars or pubs, we went to the most

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It was 6th April 2007, on a Friday evening. We headed for Changi Airport, in anticipation of a rather exciting family and wedding trip to Melbourne.Caught in action: Mum wheeling Shawn&Wency's 'wedding present' while dad pointed us the way to the boarding gate. There's actually a story behind the 'wedding present' (on mum's trolley) .After having our passports checked, we headed for the

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Thanks to Morgan's grandparents, mamgu and tadgu, for letting us stay over the week in Aberystwyth. It was a nice change from Malvern but unfortunately the weather hasn't held out very well for us. We had mostly rain and winds so Morgan spent quite alot of the time indoors. Mamgu commented that he had been practising his walking but "has not quite got the rhythm of walking yet". He either opened

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Mummy, this is dedicated specially to you. My Mother - our SuperheroShe is always working hard from dusk till dawn. She is always giving and sacrificing herself for the family. She always put our needs first and herself last. Whatever she does she wants only but the best for us. She's our pillar of strength and the family's driving force. On the outside she has this strong hard front ... but on

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This is a tribute post to all kinds of Singapore hawker food. Like what my husband says "you can take the girl out of Singapore but you can't take Singapore out of the girl". I am forever the Singapore girl when it comes to food - and Singapore hawker food is bagus lar!Morgan's 婆 婆 brought me to try the Teochew (朝 州 pronounced as chao zhou) porridge at the Redhill market, while on a visit to

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I am not naive about the role and hardship of a homemaker and mother. But like all things in life, it can get dreary and uninspiring at times, especially when your angelic kid is screaming himself to sleep. So I always believe that it is all the more important to make time and space to pamper and look after one's good old self especially after marriage. There are many simple pleasures to choose

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This is a follow-up on the lack of posts for the past 3 weeks. My apologies as we have been jet-setting from plane to ferry, between Melbourne and Singapore, and before we knew it, we were heading home for the UK! I promise to put up the rest of the pictures (Bintan holiday, wedding in Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road tour and the lot!) - slowly but surely - so please be patient with me! Being

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婆 婆 公 公 祝 小 康 : 生 日快乐， 身 体 建 康！Can't believe Morgan's turned 1 year old on the 19 April 2007!!! And how else better than to celebrate his birthday in true Singaporean style; which translates to anything that is nice, cheap and cheerful.A big thank-you to all our lovely friends + relatives who have taken their precious time to gather after work at the small and friendly Pasir Panjang hawker centre

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This is the local swimming pool that I go to with my mummy. The poolground is new and totally colourful. It has a fun-slide and great features such as a water tunnel, lots of shower-and-spray effects, and even a 'surprise' water bucket on your way up the stairs to the slide. Now, open-air swimming pools are so cool!

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... in pink glasses !

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When talking about indulgence, no one beats Morgan's 婆 婆. Morgan's grandma is a fabulous cook. She had already won many friends and relatives over with her delicious and healthy home-cooking. On Sunday she made yummy sharks' fins soup, roast pork, Chinese stir-fried vegetables in abalone, braised duck meat in soy sauce, and meat spring roll complete with sprigs of coriander. Most of these food

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A quick update on the zoo trip with 公 公 last Saturday. It was a warm and lovely afternoon - perfect for a day out at the zoo! It was a rather long trip, we had to change 3 buses to get there. Thank goodness 公 公 was around to help mummy lug the buggy up and down the bus, and took turns to carry Morgan.There was a great variety of wildlife at the zoo.I'll let the pictures do the talking ....Morgan

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Some captions of Morgan and his great-grandmother during the day ... this is before 太 婆 was admitted to the hospital. By the way, Morgan's 太 婆 is already 87 years old and still has a beautiful head of grey hair. 我 想 以 后 老 了也 要 有 太 婆 美 丽 的 灰 发 !It looks like Morgan's trying to work out if the banana 太 婆 offered actually tastes better than his orange. Looking at the bits of orange peel he left

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Sorry for the lack of news recently. We've had too many happenings over the weekend - going to the zoo with 公 公 (gong gong), party at 婆 婆 's (po po) house, and since last week 太 婆 (tai po or Morgan's great-grandmother) was hospitalised for a few days due to her persistent cough that led to a very mild heart failure. Anyway, 太 婆 has been discharged today and she is looking good. Unfortunately she

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Morgan is so lucky because his 婆 婆 (po po) really dotes on him lots! 婆 婆 made sure that he wouldn't get bored when he's at home and collected all these hand-me-down toys from her friends whose grandchildren have outgrown them. How very sweet! ... 婆 婆 also prepared a sizable collection of Chinese books and learning materials for infants - talk about being kiasu ! But I'm sure Morgan is eventually

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Before I left the UK I promised Morgan's swimming teacher that I'll take Morgan swimming as often as I could. So I took him for the first time to the one in my neighbourhood - Bukit Batok Swimming Pool. I am amazed by the size of the kiddy-slide in the kids' pool and the number of functions you can find on it! It has all these amazing colourful water-spouts that sprays out water from all

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Over the weekend, Morgan and I attended Huibing & Patrick's lovely church wedding, followed by a traditional Chinese dinner reception at the Jurong Country Club. Huibing is the younger sister of Aunty Susan, and also knew my sister who's going to be married in April! To think that Mummy and Aunty Susan are best friends since we were 11 years old! 嗨 我们 也 老了 .... Needless to say, Morgan always

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Here are some latest excerpts in godma Joanna's house.Note Morgan's fabulous bendy sword in the last picture!Morgan's favourite past-time has to be ..... fish-spotting! Godma, we've had a fantastic day and thanks for all the fish!

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Things to tick off the list - 1. renew my passport (which is almost 10 years old!) 2. Eat more local food 3. Shop, shop, and more frivolous shop-ping! etc etc Although we really miss having Daddy with us but I believe that he's more than happy to be left out on the shopping count.Morgan on the rides - with Mr Shark, Mr Whale and Mr Seahorse! No prizes for guessing which is his favourite animal

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A wonderful way to start the day - Morgan and his great grandma having breakfast together.

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Sitting in 婆 婆's kitchenMorgan and I are jet-lagging at the moment, hence the lack of postings since we arrived! Anyway we have had a lovely journey travelling together from London Heathrow till we got to 婆 婆's house in Singapore. Nothing too difficult or stressful, and lots of great people offered help along the way! It was definitely the right decision to take Morgan on a rucksack carrier as

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Hmmm I know it's late and I should be sleeping. But I'm SO excited, to the point of feeling nervous about coming home! Setting off alone with a baby on a long-haul trip can be full of nerves but I will try and ... *breathes in deeply* chill lah! It's like you have to think about the food, water, climate, and all sorts of 'emergency scenarios'. And on top of it all, to keep everything to the

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I think all children I know love ball parks. I recall going to one when I was really old, compared to Morgan, like in primary school I think! And the first one I've been to is the MacDonalds kind with an indoor play-area attached to the restaurant, and that's really posh!Here we are in Malvern's ball park. It's a mega-huge play area for kids, with colourful gym-mats and all kinds of kids play

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At Lewis's Dress-70s works-party, it's a night of 'Punk (&) Rocker(s) with Flowers in my Hair'. My weak attempts to look like cool Siouxsie and the Banshees ended up looking like some 80s "歌台" ge-tai or stage-performer for the popular 7-month hungry-ghost festival in Singapore, or even worse like a night-prowler on the streets of Soho. I should have invested in better-quality eye-makeup and

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These days, Morgan enjoys making a kind of speech which is mostly made up of one word mainly - "gow .. gow ... gow ... gow ... gow". I suppose he could be already speaking Chinese or Cantonese because 狗 means 'dog' whereas 'dog' in Welsh is 'ci' (pronounced as 'key'). Morgan has always been fond of dogs but the fact that we don't have pets meant that he is still wary of them when they are nearby,

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"Babababa ... mamamama .... gagagaga".He could always say 'baba' but I almost melted when he began 'mama'-ing over the weekend. Everything else is 'gagagaga'. Awww - how cute is that?! ;)

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HAPPY NEW YEAR - Gong Xi Fa Cai to family and friends. Hope you all had a lovely reunion dinner on 初 夕 晚 and 年初 一 ! To Morgan's grandma : Yes! we all miss your fabulous cooking and really look forward to mum's home-cooked when we return to Singapore!"恭 喜 发 财 , 红 包 一 个 来 !" is the sort of thing I remember my younger aunties used to say during Chinese New Year, when I was little. The statement

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The pirate party at Freddie's house was a rave! Mums & babies came dressed up in bandanas and pirate-suit complete with pirate patch. I had a drawn-on moustache that was done with a black eye-liner. The quality of the eyeliner was so fantastic that it was already smudging from the beginning of the party.After the party, I went to the petrol-station to top up credits for my mobile phone and

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Until the beginning of this week, I thought we've been experiencing the warmest winter ever. I mean it's already the beginning of February and Lewis has been cycling to work without a scarf, hat or gloves! But then again, he's Welsh and helps if a little bit mad sometimes. We've not had frost and I've not seen a drop of snow on any side of the Malvern Hills.Morgan and I only wanted to collect

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Before I go on to post about pirate parties and Morgan's adventurous voyages - just to let everyone know that we are returning to Singapore on 5 March, yipee!!公 公, 婆 婆, 太 婆, ... 我 们 太 高兴了! 想 到 又 便 宜 又 好 吃 的 抄 果 条， 拉 撒，酿 豆 副 ， 及 种 种 美 食 .... 就 有 点 不 停 流 口 水 的 感 觉!!!(Grandpa, grandma, & great grand-ma ... we are feeling all too delighted in coming home. Its difficult not to think of the excellent

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Recently we brought Morgan to visit Uncle Bradford in Newport, not far from Cardiff, for the first time. Uncle Bradford is 90 something (I think?) but still going strong! Uncle Bradford and his family send us a Christmas card every year without fail and we thought we'd cheer them up with our little surprise visit.We found Morgan jostling with Uncle Bradford's walking stick.And later on, Morgan

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Whenever Morgan gets to receive a present, I always seem to show more delight than my son. Beaming with excitement I unpacked the wrapping, peeling off layer by layer, while he sits and looks curiously at the unraveled mess. Like most babies, he has an absolute love for playing with the torn wrapper or the empty box that comes with it.As my fingers slowly remove the bubble wrap, I found that

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很 抱 欠 to keep everyone waiting for updates - it has been a terribly busy week for Morgan & mummy. We really have to start to set more regular blogging time aside everyday and to keep the updates more regular. Anyway here's the rough update on what we did most of this week :MONDAYI had to catch up with my little friends and tell them about my little trip to London.TUESDAYMy mummy took me walking

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We decided to go to London last weekend to visit some old friends who have recently become newly-weds. To wish them well, we brought Morgan along to visit and also to offer them a taster session of what it's like to be parents. I am glad to say - no one's complained about the nights and it hasn't put anyone off parenting totally yet, which is a reassuring.Morgan's first trip to London on the

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Happy cyclist .... doing his very first tour-de-living-room,all by himself!KIDS' PARTY PICTURESSeeing Morgan on the bicycle reminded me that I have totally forgotten about the entry on Owen's birthday party just before Christmas. We arrived at this party on a tandem with Morgan in the backseat. What was more impressive to us was that he was not worried about the

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